NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
February 8, 2021
Rebecca McLeod, Public Health Director
Lisa Moore, Burke County Public Information Officer
Michael Willis, Emergency Management Director
Burke County Reports Two Additional Deaths
Morganton, NC: Burke County Public Health was notified and is reporting the one hundred twenty-third and One hundred twenty-fourth COVID-19 related deaths in Burke County. The individuals in their 80’s were not hospitalized but later died from COVID-19 medical complications. To protect the family’s privacy, no further information about the patients will be released.
“We want to extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of these individuals”, said Burke County Health Director Rebecca McLeod. “The health of our residents is a top priority of Public Health and its partners. We continue this battle on all fronts and plead with our residents to keep up the preventive measures with the 3 W’s to help slow the spread of this virus. We continue to ask residents to please stay at home when they are sick with any symptoms and not visit family, friends, events, etc. to reduce the chance of passing COVID-19 and other infections.”
For general questions about COVID-19, you can contact the Burke County Public Information line at 828-764-9150 or visit the COVID-19 webpage at www.burkenc.org/COVID-19.
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